Former Marquette superstar and Basketball Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade opened up about a recent health scare that the public didn't know about. On his podcast "The Why with Dwyane Wade," the 43-year-old said he had about 40% of his right kidney removed in December 2023 because of a cancerous tumor.

The tumor couldn’t be biopsied, and surgery was the only way to confirm if it was cancerous. So, on Dec. 18, 2023, Wade had a surgery to remove 40% of his kidney, a move that turned out to be life-saving.

Miami Heat icon and Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade says he underwent surgery in December 2023 to remove a cancerous tumor in his kidney. Wade shared the story

Dwyane Wade was diagnosed with cancer in 2023 and secretly battled the disease, the retired NBA legend revealed two years after its detection. In Touch is taking readers inside the moment he found out he had cancer,

Heat legend Dwyane Wade revealed on his podcast that he had nearly half of one of his kidneys removed because of a cancerous tumor. Wade said the procedure, which removed 40 percent of his kidney, was done in December 2023 after doctors discovered a tumor on his right kidney.

Wade was left with 40% of his right kidney after the surgery — and he said on his podcast that it was a challenge for him in many ways.

Chicago native and former Bull Dwyane Wade said he had surgery on his kidney in 2023, with doctors removing a tumor that was later deemed to be cancerous.

Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right kidney in December 2023, he revealed during his podcast published on Thursday.

Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade said he had surgery on his kidney in 2023, with doctors removing a tumor that was later deemed to be cancerous.

Hall of Fame guard Dwyane Wade revealed that he had a major health scare in the recent past. Speaking on his podcast The Why With Dwyane Wade, Wade said he was diagnosed with kidney cancer in Dec. 2023.

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